There is nothing more fulfilling than watching as a difficult concept clicks into place in the mind of a student. I can’t say that it happens that often (or at least it’s normally well hidden from me), but when you … Continue reading
As you probably already know from past posts, I love country music. This has been a relatively recent development in my life, but that’s mainly because I wasn’t exposed to this incredible genre of music until I was in college. … Continue reading
Last week, I wrote a response blog post explaining why my fiance and I have chosen to wait until marriage. This was a decision that both of us made individually, before we had even met. As a result of our … Continue reading
As I’m sure everyone is perfectly aware, the east coast of the United States has been pummeled with just about every form of precipitation known to man over the past two days. Finally, the storm has passed us, leaving us … Continue reading
Spiritual direction is a practice that recently has received a great deal of publicity about the Catholic laity. While it was once something primarily connected with the religious life, it has since become something embraced by the Catholic world at … Continue reading
I spent last week reflecting on some of my favorite quotes from my latest spiritual reading book, Henri Nouwen’s “Life of the Beloved,” and I’d like to continue along the same lines with this next post. In my last post, … Continue reading
“I am His Beloved, and He is mine” (Song of Songs 6:3). It’s quite possibly my favorite passage in all of Scripture. There is just something about being called ‘Beloved’ that speaks to the heart, especially to that of a … Continue reading
A few weeks back, I posted a blog about catechesis throughout the Church’s history, which posed the question of why religious education programs have largely failed our children over the past few decades. The answer, as it was posited at … Continue reading
Hi everyone! So you may or may not have noticed, the past few blog posts have revolved around evangelization, as inspired by my reading of Matthew Kelly’s book The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic and my DRE orientation a … Continue reading
I recently had the great joy of attending a three-day orientation as part of my new job. It was overwhelming in many ways, but it was also extremely thought-provoking. One of the most poignant pieces had to do with catechesis … Continue reading
